Double-rod metasurface for mid-infrared polarization conversion

doi:10.1088/1674-1056/27/2/024202

Abstract Resonant responses of metasurface enable effective control over the polarization properties of lights. In this paper, we demonstrate a double-rod metasurface for broadband polarization conversion in the mid-infrared region. The metasurface consists of a metallic double-rod array separated from a reflecting ground plane by a film of zinc selenide. By superimposing three localized resonances, cross polarization conversion is achieved over a bandwidth of 16.9 THz around the central frequency at 34.6 THz with conversion efficiency exceeding 70%. The polarization conversion performance is in qualitative agreement with simulation. The surface current distributions and electric field profiles of the resonant modes are discussed to analyze the underlying physical mechanism. Our demonstrated broadband polarization conversion has potential applications in the area of mid-infrared spectroscopy, communication, and sensing.

Keywords: metasurface polarization conversion mid-infrared broadband

Received: 26 July 2017
Revised: 16 October 2017
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PACS:	42.25.Ja	(Polarization)
	78.67.Pt	(Multilayers; superlattices; photonic structures; metamaterials)
	95.85.Hp	(Infrared (3-10 μm))

Fund: Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 61421002 and 61575036), the Chinese National 1000 Plan for Young Talents, and the Startup Funding from University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Corresponding Authors: Zhijun Liu
E-mail: liuzhijun@uestc.edu.cn

About author: 42.25.Ja; 78.67.Pt; 95.85.Hp

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Yang Pu(蒲洋), Yi Luo(罗意), Lu Liu(刘路), De He(何德), Hongyan Xu(徐洪艳), Hongwei Jing(景洪伟), Yadong Jiang(蒋亚东), Zhijun Liu(刘志军) Double-rod metasurface for mid-infrared polarization conversion 2018 Chin. Phys. B 27 024202

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